Battle of San Salvador (1641)

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Battle of San Salvador (1641)
Date August 1641 Location Keelung, Taiwan Result Tactical victory for the Spanish; strategic victory for the Dutch the Danshui fall to the Dutch sphere of influence
Belligerents
Spanish East Indies	United Provinces
Commanders and leaders
Gonzalo Portillo
Strength
40 Spanish soldiers, 18 Kapampangan soldiers and a company of Cagayanos	205 Dutch soldiers and 500 aboriginal warriors

The Battle of San Salvador (1641), also known as the First Battle of San Salvador, was an expedition launched by the Dutch and their aboriginal allies in Taiwan against the Spanish in 1641.